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it goes all the way back to oklahoma city. it is chronically untreated mental illness. our services go beyond that. you look at the reaction from the strategies, either gun control or -- a false sense of security. the real issue is people who have not been treated, in many cases, known to family and friends, but have not received the treatment they need to not get into extreme situations. >> you do not go over the nra line, putting armed guards and schools? >> just banning a certain firearm would not stop that. there are multiple ways to get it. just arming a bunch of people would not do that, either. someone could be armed on the other side of the school, that does not protect. none of these are 100% full proof. the only risk, get up with the problem is. stop before people even get to that point. that is the one denominator -- i remember before we had the tragedy at the sikh temple, there was a good job done in reacting to what happened in aurora. families seeking to protect and try to heal, then trying -- ultimately what you have to do is find out what could have been
it goes all the way back to oklahoma city. it is chronically untreated mental illness. our services go beyond that. you look at the reaction from the strategies, either gun control or -- a false sense of security. the real issue is people who have not been treated, in many cases, known to family and friends, but have not received the treatment they need to not get into extreme situations. >> you do not go over the nra line, putting armed guards and schools? >> just banning a certain...
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focus to larger towns and cities. combat outpost keating was a collection of buildings of concrete and plywood and trenches and sandbags. of all the outposts in afghanistan, keating was among the most remote. it stands at the bottom of a steep valley surrounded by mountains. terrain that a later investigation said gave ideal cover for insurgents to attack. the investigation found that it was tactically indefensible. that is what the soldiers were asked to do, defended the indefensible. the attack came in the morning just as the sun rose. some of the guys were standing guard. most, like light, were still sleeping. the explosions shook them out of their beds and sent them rushing for weapons. and soon, the odds became clear. these 53 americans were surrounded by more than 300 taliban fighters. what happened next has been described as one of the most intense battles of the entire war in afghanistan. the attackers had the advantage, a high ground, the mountains above. and they run the machine -- they were unleashing every
focus to larger towns and cities. combat outpost keating was a collection of buildings of concrete and plywood and trenches and sandbags. of all the outposts in afghanistan, keating was among the most remote. it stands at the bottom of a steep valley surrounded by mountains. terrain that a later investigation said gave ideal cover for insurgents to attack. the investigation found that it was tactically indefensible. that is what the soldiers were asked to do, defended the indefensible. the...
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in new york, it is more about the city of new york than the state of new york. the smoking bans did not hurt businesses. when everybody knew the rules, all the restaurants shifted over. this allows a more sophisticated way of dealing with the socialized costs so will we can share them more easily. if you create rules that everyone can follow, they will all do the right thing. otherwise, people will cherry pick and profit accordingly. i personally think each state will have to find their own way of going on this path. it is worth putting this in a document. ask mike bloomberg if this is good or bad. if we're talking about the impact of sodas, that was worth the risk politically to get that conversation going. there are many other states. fantastic improvement in some of the major urban areas like philadelphia. when you look at this places, they are simple things done well. real food, social infrastructure, michigan has its 4x4 tool. it ought to be about second opinions. it is not about the doctors not being good. only 10% of americans get second opinions for medi
in new york, it is more about the city of new york than the state of new york. the smoking bans did not hurt businesses. when everybody knew the rules, all the restaurants shifted over. this allows a more sophisticated way of dealing with the socialized costs so will we can share them more easily. if you create rules that everyone can follow, they will all do the right thing. otherwise, people will cherry pick and profit accordingly. i personally think each state will have to find their own way...
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in the city. so rahm emanuel has already prioritized this, but what i've also done is say, let's give every child across america access to high quality public preschool. every child the not just some. every dollar we put into early childhood education can save $7 down the road. by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, reducing violent crime, reducing the welfare rolls. making sure the folks who have work, now they're paying taxes, all this stuff pays back huge dividends. if we make the investment. so let's make this happen. let's make sure every child has the chance they deserve. as kids go through school, we'll recruit new math and science teachers to make sure they have the skills that the future demands. we'll hope more people in low income neighborhoods get summer jobs. we'll redesign high schools and encourage our kids to stay in high school, so the diploma they get leads directly to a good job once they graduate. right here in chicago, five new high schools have partnered with
in the city. so rahm emanuel has already prioritized this, but what i've also done is say, let's give every child across america access to high quality public preschool. every child the not just some. every dollar we put into early childhood education can save $7 down the road. by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, reducing violent crime, reducing the welfare rolls. making sure the folks who have work, now they're paying taxes, all this stuff pays back huge dividends. if we...
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we are not the city of jerusalem, but that holy city offers us the construction. we have challenges that threaten the very longevity and endurance of our country. the enemy is at the gates. the challenges of the future could cripple us, undermine us. we could go the way of other great civilizations. but i know that will not happen. i have a deep and abiding faith in america. i know that will not happen because there is a reservoir of strength and persistence allen love and determination. i know that will not happen because america is full of people who understand the principles of those who came before us, that echo in their hearts with the words of martin luther king from a prison cell in april of 1963, when he penned those words, "we are all caught in an inescapable network of individually, tied in a common garment of destiny. we will survive and thrive because we know that we can deal with the true enemy in our midst, which will be always our inability to come together as a people." that is the story of our founding which echoes within our documents, that exist
we are not the city of jerusalem, but that holy city offers us the construction. we have challenges that threaten the very longevity and endurance of our country. the enemy is at the gates. the challenges of the future could cripple us, undermine us. we could go the way of other great civilizations. but i know that will not happen. i have a deep and abiding faith in america. i know that will not happen because there is a reservoir of strength and persistence allen love and determination. i know...
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many of the cities and counties in my district now have single member election districts ordered by the courts. the courts have required that some of these districts have a majority african-american district which now eneable the african-american community to elect candidates of their choice. eliminate -- elimination of section 5 could enable mischievous jurisdictions to eliminate district elections in favor of at-large elections where consen trages of black voters would be absorbed into at-large areas. the time has now come when we should eliminate the protection of section 5. the evidence continues to suggest racially polarized voting that discriminates against the african-american community. if this protection is struck down, some governing boards at the state and local level will seize the opportunity to promulgate election rules that discrang -- disadvantage minority voters and the only remedy then will be to file an expensive federal lawsuit and prove intentional discrimination in the district court. so, mr. speaker, i urge the supreme court to carefully look at the legislative hi
many of the cities and counties in my district now have single member election districts ordered by the courts. the courts have required that some of these districts have a majority african-american district which now eneable the african-american community to elect candidates of their choice. eliminate -- elimination of section 5 could enable mischievous jurisdictions to eliminate district elections in favor of at-large elections where consen trages of black voters would be absorbed into...
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the city came together. you lost a series of initiatives that have reduced the number of young people injured by guns by 40%. 40%. when it comes to protecting our children from gun violence, you have shown that progress is possible. communities that are not terrorized and afraid. we do not have to agree on everything to agree -- [no audio] that is my main message. each of us have a role to play. i took action on my honor to strengthen background checks, to help schools get more research officers if they want them, and to direct the centers for disease control to study the causes of violence because for a long time even looking at the evidence was considered somehow tough politics. congress had taken the approach that we do not want to know. that is never the answer to a problem is not wanting to know what is going on. map been able to take some steps through the minister of action. while they are important real and lasting change also requires congress to do its part and to do it soon. not to wait. is that w
the city came together. you lost a series of initiatives that have reduced the number of young people injured by guns by 40%. 40%. when it comes to protecting our children from gun violence, you have shown that progress is possible. communities that are not terrorized and afraid. we do not have to agree on everything to agree -- [no audio] that is my main message. each of us have a role to play. i took action on my honor to strengthen background checks, to help schools get more research...
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it did -- the digital colom is all the things i was talking about before. unlimited access, commenting, several things in that list. you get access to subscriber- only events, which we are doing at least once a month in major cities and some secondary markets, ann arbor, austin, places where there are a lot of people interested in the type of journalism we do. whether or not that will be enough is an open question pri is certainly part of the trend where journalists are not just researching and writing. they are researching, writing, promoting, engaging in dialogue, and being important participants in events and interacting with their readers. other brands in our field have moved on to cafes, retail, particularly monocle, 20% of their revenue comes from their stores, which they have dozens of around the world. and there are still other ideas. from mice -- from my perspective, an era where they -- where there were sizable profits in this industry is over. the second part of the 20th century. we now have to adapt to a different kind of business. it is a doubl
it did -- the digital colom is all the things i was talking about before. unlimited access, commenting, several things in that list. you get access to subscriber- only events, which we are doing at least once a month in major cities and some secondary markets, ann arbor, austin, places where there are a lot of people interested in the type of journalism we do. whether or not that will be enough is an open question pri is certainly part of the trend where journalists are not just researching and...
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google is spending all of that money in kansas city. we have got to be more comfortable in talking to people about what works. what is working that other countries are doing. the diversity of the representation in the house will be helpful for that. i think also we have to learn something from how historic brave actions by your predecessors in this caucus played out in the electorate. when were they rewarded? when were they punished? and later rewarded? i cannot tell you how many nights in the white house, every single night before i went to bed, four months and months and months after the 1994 election, i thought about the people who were defeated because they voted for the economic program, because they voted for the assault weapons ban. i knew exactly what happened. i thought a lot about those who survived and why they did. as you look ahead and you decide, what are we going to do about the budget, what are we going to do about having the democrats branded as the party of jobs and innovation for the future? make no mistake about it,
google is spending all of that money in kansas city. we have got to be more comfortable in talking to people about what works. what is working that other countries are doing. the diversity of the representation in the house will be helpful for that. i think also we have to learn something from how historic brave actions by your predecessors in this caucus played out in the electorate. when were they rewarded? when were they punished? and later rewarded? i cannot tell you how many nights in the...
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city and the promise that this city holds are in the classroom and in the home. president obama understands that to connect all americans to that vision of a promising future requires that we create real ladders of opportunity. i am pleased he has come home to expand on that vision. ladies and gentlemen, let's give the president a chicago welcome. [playing "hail to the chief"] [applause] >> hey, chicago. hello, chicago. hello, everybody. hello, hyde park. [cheers] it is good to be home. it is good to be home. everybody have a seat, y'all relax. it's just me. y'all know me. it is good to be back home. a couple of people i want to acknowledge -- first of all, i want to thank your mayor, my great friend rahm emanuel for his outstanding leadership of the city and this kind introduction. [applause] i want to thank everybody here at hyde park academy for welcoming me here today. [cheers] i want to acknowledge your principal and your assistant principal, although they really make me feel old, because when i saw them -- where are they? stand up, stand up. they are doing
city and the promise that this city holds are in the classroom and in the home. president obama understands that to connect all americans to that vision of a promising future requires that we create real ladders of opportunity. i am pleased he has come home to expand on that vision. ladies and gentlemen, let's give the president a chicago welcome. [playing "hail to the chief"] [applause] >> hey, chicago. hello, chicago. hello, everybody. hello, hyde park. [cheers] it is good to...
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that did not happen in new york city. that is a different culture. that is what bill clinton was warning barack obama about. be careful because these people really care about their culture and their life and what they do. they care about different things than you do. part of it is cultural. when you ask somebody, or one of your leaders, you ask about the nra, we are viewed as an advocacy organization that stands up for gun owners and the second amendment. that is about 12%. the rest goes to competition, a gun safety, technical information, and a lot of our research goes into boy scouts, girl scout, bringing people into the shooting sport and teaching them to handle guns safely. there are fewer gun accidents today than there were at the beginning of the 20th century but there are a lot more guns. the only people out there teaching gun safety and training people is the national rifle association. i have got to go. [laughter] i have to go but i will take you to a gun show. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright n
that did not happen in new york city. that is a different culture. that is what bill clinton was warning barack obama about. be careful because these people really care about their culture and their life and what they do. they care about different things than you do. part of it is cultural. when you ask somebody, or one of your leaders, you ask about the nra, we are viewed as an advocacy organization that stands up for gun owners and the second amendment. that is about 12%. the rest goes to...
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cities and in some smaller independent operators in smaller cities. a good part of the traffic has been people who stream it online, and that is a pretty dedicated following. in fact, with the very large online content, a good percentage of that comes from the united states. there is an appetite, clearly. how much of that will translate to a cable channel again where some of these folks are dedicated online streamers' is a challenge, but we hope we can provide interesting and freshen up content and have some people cross over. host: how will the recent purchase expand the american audience? who will you be able to reach now? >> -- guest: it is an estimated 50 million viewers. obviously it is a great leap forward and a great deal. one of the things we fought for years was distribution in the americas. this just opens some eyeballs to us, and we hope it will give people a chance to see our coverage, to sample it for those who have not seen it, and again, provide a platform for the core audience we already have. host: it is a 24-hour global news network
cities and in some smaller independent operators in smaller cities. a good part of the traffic has been people who stream it online, and that is a pretty dedicated following. in fact, with the very large online content, a good percentage of that comes from the united states. there is an appetite, clearly. how much of that will translate to a cable channel again where some of these folks are dedicated online streamers' is a challenge, but we hope we can provide interesting and freshen up content...
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in the city. and during the war she was a volunteer nurse. so what can i tell you? i think she really personified a lot of the things we think of today as the role of the first lady. >> who enjoys the of first lady the most? if you want to use the word "detested," who would you put on that list? >> julia grant. suddenly she had a pedestal to be on and she absolutely adored it. she loved it and try to persuade him to run for a third term. he didn't, she didn't like it. she tells how they got on the train to leave washington and she fell and wept and wept. she claimed her place in later life and would come back in great glory to the white house. i do not know if anyone hated it. mrs. franklin pierce came in under horrible circumstances, having lost two sons. one of the way to the white house. she was a pretty good politician and she was as smart lady and was involved in political things that she just did not have the heart for it. at one point she fell in love with jefferson davis's two year old chi
in the city. and during the war she was a volunteer nurse. so what can i tell you? i think she really personified a lot of the things we think of today as the role of the first lady. >> who enjoys the of first lady the most? if you want to use the word "detested," who would you put on that list? >> julia grant. suddenly she had a pedestal to be on and she absolutely adored it. she loved it and try to persuade him to run for a third term. he didn't, she didn't like it. she...
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from what i have read of the economic activity in cities like kabul, there's a great deal of land speculation. we feel very strongly that the value capture idea or land on taxation will go a long way to channeling resources that are made available away from the land grabbing interests in the country to the actual people who need the resources, to pay for public goods and services. i would be interested to know is land reform in your report and how is evaluated at? member two, the whole issue of value capture, is on the table in discussions with afghanistan's political leaders? guest: i know land reform and land prices are serious issue over there. the last time i was in afghanistan was last week. afghan nationals and some of our people told us how the prices have gone up dramatically. i don't know how the afghan government is going about capturing the increase in prices, the value. we are looking currently at the capability of the afghan government to collect taxes and how, because that is part of the governance issue, they cannot collect taxes. they cannot sustain all the things we are build
from what i have read of the economic activity in cities like kabul, there's a great deal of land speculation. we feel very strongly that the value capture idea or land on taxation will go a long way to channeling resources that are made available away from the land grabbing interests in the country to the actual people who need the resources, to pay for public goods and services. i would be interested to know is land reform in your report and how is evaluated at? member two, the whole issue of...
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. >> city improvement and the opportunity and well-being of our citizens. >> once again, keeping in time honored traditions, i've come to report to you on the state of the union. i'm pleased to report that america is much improved. there is good reason to believe that improvement will continue. >> my duty tonight is to report on the state of the union and not the state of our government, but of our american communities. to set forth our responsibility and the words of our founders, perform a more perfect union. the state of the union is strong. >> as we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. yet the state of our nation has never been stronger. >> it is because of our people that our future is hopeful, our journey goes forward, and the state of our union is stronger. >> on tuesday president obama delivers this yours address live on c-span. it will begin at 8 p.m. eastern, followed by the gop response and your reaction. the state of the union on tuesday night on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.com. >> senator
. >> city improvement and the opportunity and well-being of our citizens. >> once again, keeping in time honored traditions, i've come to report to you on the state of the union. i'm pleased to report that america is much improved. there is good reason to believe that improvement will continue. >> my duty tonight is to report on the state of the union and not the state of our government, but of our american communities. to set forth our responsibility and the words of our...